news-category: Alumni Celebrating Alumni – Heather Banfield Earns Licensure as an Associate By Office of University Communications On March 7, 2025 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate was Among First Class to Earn Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling Concentration Heather Banfield, an alumna of the Gardner-Webb Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and one of the first students to graduate with the Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling concentration, is now a licensed marriage and family therapist associate. Banfield successfully passed the marriage and family therapy exam and met the requirements for licensure as an associate. She will continue to work on the requirements to become fully licensed as a marriage and family therapist. In the video below, Banfield discusses her experience in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Gardner-Webb University is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to nine colleges and schools, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., Gardner-Webb prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Ignite your future at Gardner-Webb.edu. Interested in Clinical Mental Health Counseling? Start your journey here.
News Article Three Gardner-Webb Alumni Conduct Ph.D. Research on Cancer Treatments and Care Damian Hutchins, ’19, Chloe Loth, ’21, and Katie Wilson, ’23, Work to Improve Patient Outcomes BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Since 2019, three alumni from the Department of Natural Sciences at Gardner-Webb University have been accepted into graduate programs at Wake Forest University. Damian Hutchins, ’19, Chloe Loth, ’21, and Katie Wilson, ’23, pursued every opportunity offered at […] Office of University Communications | August 7, 2025
News Article Two from Gardner-Webb Named to 2025 Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina Dr. Nicole Waters, ’06 and ’14, and Lyndsey Couch, ’14, Recognized for Positively Impacting Their Profession BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Two alumnae from Gardner-Webb University—one a current administrator—have been named Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina for 2025. Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Nicole Waters, along with her former student, Lyndsey Couch, were […] Office of University Communications | August 6, 2025
News Article Gardner-Webb Alumni Pursuing Dentistry and Medical Degrees at Highly Competitive N.C. School Natural Sciences Faculty Prepared Dr. Josh McKoy, Haley Pierce and Ulises Martinez-Ceballos for Success BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Two recent alumni from Gardner-Webb University’s Department of Natural Sciences are among a select group of students enrolled at the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry. The acceptance rate for the competitive program is 5.9%. A third […] Office of University Communications | July 30, 2025
